WJC Book Cafe

The Hendel Library proudly offers a year of literary delights for you to explore new Jewish titles through the Jewish Book Council. Pop-in to one, any or all book club-like experiences. Each conversation is paired with thematic edible delicacies! Open to all WJC readers!

This session will focus on:

Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

Part mem­oir, part ser­mon col­lec­tion, Heart of a Stranger tells the sto­ry of Rabbi/Cantor Angela Buch­dahl. The daugh­ter of a Kore­an Bud­dhist moth­er and an Amer­i­can Jew­ish father, Buch­dahl traces the many twists and turns she took to find her way to becom­ing the Senior Rab­bi of Cen­tral Syn­a­gogue, one of the most promi­nent and inno­v­a­tive Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ties in the Unit­ed States.

For each session, please RSVP to librarian@wjcenter.org

Spoiler alert: you don’t have to read the book to enjoy attending!